The 100 Best Childcare, Daycare, Montessori & Preschools in Florida (2026)

Every one of the 1,430 licensed childcare centers, daycares, Montessori schools and preschools we could verify across Florida was independently scored for 2026 on the same 0–10 scale. Each score is built from eleven quality dimensions — safety, curriculum, teacher quality, infant and toddler care, kindergarten readiness, class sizes, management and more — by combining public parent feedback with official state licensing and inspection records. Nothing here can be bought: no center can pay to appear, move up, or change a score, and we accept no payment from any center to be ranked. After scoring, all 1,430 centers were ranked head-to-head by overall quality, and only the top 100 earned a place on this page — fewer than 1 in 14 centers in Florida. Reaching it means out-scoring more than 1,330 other centers competing across the state, which is exactly why a spot here is so hard to earn.

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1New Generation Montessori Children's AcademyPompano Beach, Florida8.6/10 2Pinitos Learning CenterBoca Raton, Florida8.6/10 3Holy Comforter Episcopal SchoolTallahassee, Florida8.5/10 4Palm Beach Day AcademyWest Palm Beach, Florida8.5/10 5The Gordon Schools of Beth David CongregationMiami, Florida8.5/10 6Episcopal School of Jacksonville – St. Mark's Campus (Early Childhood)Jacksonville, Florida8.4/10 7Hickory Creek Elementary School (VPK Program)Jacksonville, Florida8.4/10 8Scheck Hillel Community School – Early ChildhoodMiami, Florida8.4/10 9Impact Preschool LLCTallahassee, Florida8.3/10 10Kiddie Academy Of ApopkaOrlando, Florida8.3/10 11Pineview Preschools (Sunset)Miami, Florida8.3/10 12St John's Episcopal Parish Day SchoolTampa, Florida8.3/10 13Temple Sinai Of North Dade - Gan Sinai Early Learning CenterMiami, Florida8.3/10 14UCP Of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida8.3/10 15Academy of the Holy NamesTampa, Florida8.2/10 16Alta SchoolhouseLakeland, Florida8.2/10 17Beacon Hill SchoolHollywood, Florida8.2/10 18Hebrew AcademyTampa, Florida8.2/10 19Little Einsteins PreschoolWest Palm Beach, Florida8.2/10 20Storybook School Conway LLCOrlando, Florida8.2/10 21Hillel AcademyTampa, Florida8.1/10 22Pineview Preschools (Douglas)Miami, Florida8.1/10 23Primrose School of South TampaTampa, Florida8.1/10 24The Creative Pre-SchoolTallahassee, Florida8.1/10 25UCP of Central Florida - Bailes Child Development CenterOrlando, Florida8.1/10 26Cambridge Christian SchoolTampa, Florida8.0/10 27Dave And Mary Alper Jewish Community Center (Glen Greenstein Early Childhood Development Center)Miami, Florida8.0/10 28Kids for Kids AcademyMiami, Florida8.0/10 29Rosarian Montessori AcademyWest Palm Beach, Florida8.0/10 30St. Mary's Episcopal Day SchoolTampa, Florida8.0/10 31The Goddard School of South TampaTampa, Florida8.0/10 32Beach Park SchoolTampa, Florida7.9/10 33Discoverers Learning AcademyKissimmee, Florida7.9/10 34Jacksonville Jewish Center – Laurie Preschool (DuBow Gottlieb)Jacksonville, Florida7.9/10 35Miami Dade College North Campus Pre-School LabMiami, Florida7.9/10 36Michael-Ann Russell Jewish Community CenterMiami, Florida7.9/10 37Michele Block Gan Yeladim Preschool at The Jewish Community AllianceJacksonville, Florida7.9/10 38School For Young ChildrenTallahassee, Florida7.9/10 39Suncoast Academy PreschoolTampa, Florida7.9/10 40The Learning Experience @ Jacksonville Flagler CenterJacksonville, Florida7.9/10 41Broward Children's Center IncPompano Beach, Florida7.8/10 42Centro Hispano Catolico Child Development CenterMiami, Florida7.8/10 43Childtime Learning Center #308Orlando, Florida7.8/10 44Expanding Minds AcademyOrlando, Florida7.8/10 45German-American School of Ft. LauderdaleHollywood, Florida7.8/10 46My First Academy 2Kissimmee, Florida7.8/10 47Scottsdale Academy IncTallahassee, Florida7.8/10 48Sunrise Children's Services IncTampa, Florida7.8/10 49Tampa Torah AcademyTampa, Florida7.8/10 50The Learning Center at St JohnTampa, Florida7.8/10 51Two Steps Ahead Early Learning Center LLCTampa, Florida7.8/10 52Academy For Little People Of West Palm Beach Inc.West Palm Beach, Florida7.7/10 53American Montessori Preparatory School LLCTampa, Florida7.7/10 54Baer Family Early Childhood Learning CenterFort Lauderdale, Florida7.7/10 55CFM Rosa Valdez Center at Oak GroveTampa, Florida7.7/10 56Centro Hispano Católico Child Development CenterMiami, Florida7.7/10 57Children's Learning Academy IncOrlando, Florida7.7/10 58Christ the King Catholic SchoolTampa, Florida7.7/10 59Dave and Mary Alper JCC – Glen Greenstein Early Childhood Development CenterMiami, Florida7.7/10 60Discovery Zone PreschoolOrlando, Florida7.7/10 61Florida Southern College Early Childhood Learning LabLakeland, Florida7.7/10 62Fuller Center (Florence Fuller Child Development Centers — West Campus)Boca Raton, Florida7.7/10 63Future Kids At West Palm BeachWest Palm Beach, Florida7.7/10 64Guidepost Montessori at Hollywood BeachHollywood, Florida7.7/10 65Jaylen's Christian AcademyOrlando, Florida7.7/10 66Kids Now Academy IOrlando, Florida7.7/10 67Learning Minds MontessoriOrlando, Florida7.7/10 68Maitland Presbyterian Church PreschoolOrlando, Florida7.7/10 69My First AcademyKissimmee, Florida7.7/10 70O2B Kids South TampaTampa, Florida7.7/10 71St Luke UMC PreschoolPensacola, Florida7.7/10 72The Creative Learning CenterMiami, Florida7.7/10 73The Innovative School of Temple Beth SholomMiami, Florida7.7/10 74Bridges At Wesley Early Learning CenterTampa, Florida7.6/10 75Bright Futures AcademyMiami, Florida7.6/10 76Busy Bees Academy Of LearningBoca Raton, Florida7.6/10 77Citrus Park Day School NorthTampa, Florida7.6/10 78Community Montessori SchoolTampa, Florida7.6/10 79Hollywood Learning Center First Presbyterian and St. JamesHollywood, Florida7.6/10 80La Petite Academy #154Kissimmee, Florida7.6/10 81MKU Baldwin ParkOrlando, Florida7.6/10 82Millenia Learning Academy IIOrlando, Florida7.6/10 83New River Child Care & Learning CenterFort Lauderdale, Florida7.6/10 84Next Generation Kidz Early Childhood Learning Center 2 IncTampa, Florida7.6/10 85Orlando Montessori Bilingual Academy Inc.Orlando, Florida7.6/10 86Primrose School of WestchaseTampa, Florida7.6/10 87Rainbow Montessori Multicultural SchoolHollywood, Florida7.6/10 88Rivers Edge Academy - Wekiwa SpringsOrlando, Florida7.6/10 89STM Early ExplorersTampa, Florida7.6/10 90Safe And Sound Learning Center LLCTampa, Florida7.6/10 91Schaarai Zedek Preschool & Child Development CenterTampa, Florida7.6/10 92The Learning Tree PreschoolBoca Raton, Florida7.6/10 93Trinity United Methodist PreschoolTallahassee, Florida7.6/10 94VIP Child Care IncTampa, Florida7.6/10 95First Presbyterian Learning CenterHollywood, Florida7.1/10 96Temple Sinai Early Childhood Learning CenterHollywood, Florida7.1/10 97The Learning Experience - Cooper CityHollywood, Florida6.9/10 98Lincoln MartiHialeah, Florida4.6/10 99Tallahassee Museum PreschoolTallahassee, Florida3.9/10

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Rankings are produced independently by Creative Minds Montessori and reflect our own analysis of public data as of 2026. They are informational only and are not an endorsement, guarantee, or substitute for a family's own visit and due diligence. Overall scores are on a 0–10 scale across eleven quality dimensions. Who we are & editorial policy · Methodology.